Concert in Rhythm
| Concert in Rhythm | ||||
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| Studio album by Ray Conniff and His Orchestra | ||||
| Released | 1958 | |||
| Genre | Easy listening | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Ray Conniff and His Orchestra chronology | ||||
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Concert in Rhythm is an album by Ray Conniff and His Orchestra. It was released in 1958 on the Columbia label (catalog no. CS-8022).[1][2]
Charts
The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Best-Selling LPs chart on September 29, 1958, peaking at No. 9 during a thirty-nine-week run. It was certified gold by the RIAA.[3]
Reception
AllMusic gave the album a rating of four stars. Reviewer Greg Adams wrote that Conniff's "pop-oriented adaptations" of classical music "achieved perhaps his purest blend of voices and instruments, particularly on 'Theme From Swan Lake Ballet.'"[2]
Track listing
Side 1
- Favorite theme from Tchaikovsky's "First Piano Concerto"
- Favorite theme from Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake Ballet"
- Favorite theme from Rachmaninoff's "Second Piano Concerto"
- Favorite theme from Tchaikovsky's "Fifth Symphony" (adaptation by Ray Conniff)
- "Early Evening" (theme from "The Ray Conniff Suite") (Conniff)
- Favorite theme from Tchaikovsky's "Romeo and Juliet" (adaptation by Ray Conniff)
Side 2
- "Rhapsody in Blue" (George Gershwin)
- "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" (from Chopin's "Fantasy Impromptu") (J. McCarthy, H. Carroll)
- "The Lamp Is Low" (from Ravel's "Pavane For A Dead Princess") (M. Parish, P. De Rose, B. Shefter)
- "On the Trail" (from Grofe's "Grand Canyon Suite") (F. Grofe)
- "My Reverie" (from Debussy's "Rêverie") (L. Clinton)
- "Schubert's "Serenade" (adaptation by Ray Conniff)
Charts
| Chart (1958) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Best-Selling LPs[4] | 9 |
References
- ^ "Ray Conniff And His Orchestra* – Concert In Rhythm". Discogs. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ a b "Concert In Rhythm". AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums. Billboard Books. p. 72. ISBN 0823076318.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top LPs, 1955–1996. Record Research. p. 35. Retrieved July 10, 2025.